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1 Thessalonians Part 15, A Life of Faith: Operation Sanctification

Insightful … cute … smart … funny … quixotic! Think of words you’d use to describe yourself. Would you ever consider describing yourself as a “most holy thing”? Me either, but God does. Because of the cross, we have been washed clean (sanctification) by the blood of Christ. The process of sanctification is not a […]

1 Thessalonians, A Walk of Faith: Part 17, Always With the Lord

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the […]

1 Thessalonians, A Life of Faith, Part 16: The Quiet Life

I love the quiet. As a busy teacher, who spends much of the school year with noisy, energetic children, I long for peace and quiet. The quiet life. God also loves quiet and wants us to live the quiet life. In the stillness of the quiet life, we can hear God’s voice speak words of […]

1 Thessalonians A Life of Faith, Part 14: More and More by Mary Kane

As Americans, we live in a culture of more, where enough is never enough. We want more money, more house, more car, more technology, and more status. The “next big thing” is still not enough. Americans want more and more. All of this striving for more and more does lead to a net gain of […]

1 Thessalonians A Life of Faith, Part 13: Pray and Perfect

9 For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God, 10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith. 1 Thessalonians 3:10 Picture perfect … practice makes perfect. These well-known […]

1 Thessalonians A Life of Faith, Part 12: Stand Firm by Mary Kane

“Maybe I should … maybe I shouldn’t. I think I will, but then again, maybe I won’t. Nope. Yep. Final decision. I most definitely probably won’t.” Have you ever had a conversation like the above with a friend, co-worker, family member … yourself? Have you ever had trouble making a firm decision; swinging back and […]